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A friendly reminder from your neighborhood surgeon

Colon cancer screening may not be exciting, but it can detect and prevent cancer before symptoms ever appear.

Bits & Bytes: Children’s Theatre auditions; jazz concert at Simon’s Rock; Fairview health series

Last year's children’s production, Seussical, was a heart-warming and widely successful production, featuring more than 100 talented children and adults from the community. Berkshire Theatre Group's 10th Annual Children's Theatre Production will be directed by Travis G. Daly, with music direction by Mark Gionfriddo.

Bits & Bytes: Noche Flamenca at Mahaiwe; Humane Society therapy pets; Bindlestiff at Helsinki

Antigone was the first feminine heroine written for the stage. She was not afraid to show her strength, her pain, and her passion, all attributes that are deep at the heart of flamenco.

Edward Anthony Pothul, 74, of Sheffield

Mr. Pothul owned and operated his farm on Lime Kiln Road. He was known for having a “green thumb,” especially when it came to flowers and vegetables. He was a talented woodworker; however, he found no greater joy than spending time with family and friends.

Connections: Second Coming of the Gilded Age

The United States does rank high in one category. Among 139 countries, according to the United Nations, we rank 12th in inequity. The Inequity Adjusted Human Development Index measures the extent to which human development is thwarted by inequitable distribution of wealth, health services and education. Evidently we do exceptionally well thwarting our citizens.

From Berkshires to Kenya: SawaSawa Foundation assists women, children

Karen Smith is packing up 100 solar powered lights, “so people don’t have to buy kerosene every night, which is very expensive." And much of what she is bringing, Smith says, comes from the “incredible generosity” of Berkshire locals and businesses. Southern Berkshire Volunteer Ambulance, Fairview Hospital have donated medical supplies, and dentist Bob Edwards at Delair, Edwards & Krol, donated dental supplies.
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